The yellow corn niblets churned vigorously in the rich bone soup.
Mother Rong covered the pot lid.
In the afternoon, Mother Rong scooped out a bowl of bone soup. Similar to last night's supper, she added the plain porridge to the soup and served it to Ye Lulu.
Ye Lulu drank contentedly, her body warm from the inside out. She spent the rest of the day in bed, resting and taking care of the three babies.
When the sky was about to turn dark in the afternoon, the men from the Guan family returned from the city. When they entered the courtyard, Eldest Brother Guan put down the sack of rice he was carrying and instructed, "Today, we bought two catties of white rice and ten catties of black noodles."
